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I’ve had a very good life. I have parents who weren’t afraid to take chances, and I married a man with a boundless sense of adventure. Both have left me feeling that it’s good to try new things. At Amanda’s (Expat Life With a Double Buggy) urging, I’ve created an expat reverse bucket list – taken stock of all the things I’ve done and accomplished since Ed and I began our expat journey in Poland.

As exciting as all of this has been, you know what it’s left me thinking? That there is so much of my own country that I haven’t seen. This could quickly turn into a Bucket List, but that’s not the intention. Join me as I remissness about the things I’ve done since moving to Poland. I hope it will inspire you to look for and appreciate adventures where ever you may be.

Eaten at Poland’s first and only Michelin starred restaurant

Zipped around Paris on a Segway

Become adept at taking public transportation

Attended the international mass at Notre Dame on Easter Day

Learned to cook countless Polish recipes

Driven through the Alps

Toured the Pilsner Urquell brewery

Learned to love rillettes in the Loire Valley

Made many new friends, Polish and other expats from all over the globe

Met so many nice people through my blog – some virtually, some in person

Been interviewed multiple time by Polish media

Eaten smalec

Served as a Host City volunteer during Euro 2012

Taken up bicycling again after a 15 year hiatus

Spent a month in a Polish hospital, at my husband’s bedside, so thankful to say he survived sepsis

Learned a lot of history

Seen new wildlife – a hedgehog, hares, a wild boar, and storks

Have found a favorite wine bar in Munich

Been to the top of the TV tower in Berlin

Found out that it takes me about 24 hours to get home in an emergency

Had my wallet stolen in Krakow’s Stary Rynek

Watched Hertha Berlin play in the historic Olympic Stadium

Learned a lot about European football

Fallen asleep to the sound of the Spree River

Lost 20 pounds, post-menopause!

Cycled through the English Garden in Munich

Been annoyed by the bad service at the Haufbrauhaus

Been to the Baltic Sea

Eaten blood sausage

With Ed’s help, collected enough airline miles to upgrade to business class, once!

Seen the famous Danube

Made flavored vodkas

Dined al fresco in Prague with a view of the Charles Bridge

Climbed to the top of the Berliner Dom

Saw Paul McCartney perform in Warsaw

Check out what some other expats have to say about their time abroad via the link below. What would you put on your reverse bucket list???